Pope Francis was the pontiff with ‘2 left feet’ who loved the ‘beautiful game’

The Pope with ‘two left feet’ who loved the ‘beautiful game’

VATICAN CITY: His predecessor loved Mozart, but Pope Francis’s passion was football — for him “the most beautiful game” and also a vehicle to educate and spread peace. From Argentine compatriots Lionel Messi and the late Diego Maradona to Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gianluigi Buffon, Francis received the greatest stars of football at the Vatican, signing dozens of shirts and balls from around the world. And the admiration flowed both ways. Followin…

Pope Francis was the pontiff with ‘2 left feet’ who loved the ‘beautiful game’

From Argentine compatriots Messi and the late Maradona to Ibrahimovic and Buffon, Francis received greatest stars of football at the Vatican.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who since March 13, 2013 was known by the world as Pope Francis because he was elected by the College of Cardinals, died on Monday, April 21, at the age of 88.In addition to having made history for becoming the first Latin American pontiff, Pope Francis was known by the world of football because he never hid his passion for this sport.It is that, being born from a place like Buenos Aires, Argentina, it was almost impossibl…

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From the 10 years of age, there was Jorge Bergoglio, in the stands supporting the San Lorenzo de Almagro Athletic Club and almost seven decades later, he was named as Supreme Pontiff of the Vatican, now known as Pope Francis , who never stopped supporting his favorite football team of Argentina, as well as the Selection of his country and even figures like Maradona and Messi. INTERSARTE POWER: Of what did Pope Francis die, today Monday of Easter…